Animal Defenders International

Publications

No Fun for Elephants campaign making an impactADI launched a nationwide initiative in the U.S. about the use of elephants for rides, performances or appearances at public events. At the heart of the campaign...

Donate now for ADI’s rescue missionHelp ADI make Peru’s circus ban a reality. Although Peru banned the use of wild animals in circuses two years ago, we are still pressing for the law to be enforced....

On 12 June 2013, June members of the Colombian Congress were greeted with a huge ADI banner saying “Circus without animals” and below, an ADI photographic exhibition. Then, six years of intensive campaigning...

Right back to the 1876 Cruelty to Animals Act, the licensing of animal experiments has alway been secret. When the 1986 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act was passed, bars to public access to the details...

GUILTYCausing the elephant to suffer unnecessarily, by requiring her to be chained to the ground at all times, contrary to section 4(1) of the UK Animal Welfare Act 2006.
GUILTYFailing to take reasonable...

An end to the use of wild animals in UK circuses is finally within our grasp but the coming months are crucial as we fight to ensure that the British ban is not watered down.
Parliament will soon vote...